Accident Ercoupe 415C N94383, Saturday 13 June 1987

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Date:	Saturday 13 June 1987
Time:	11:30 LT
Type:	Ercoupe 415C
Owner/operator:	William Burchfield
Registration:	N94383
MSN:	1606
Total airframe hrs:	1516 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-75-12
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Quakertown, PA - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
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Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH. HE REDUCED PWR INITIALLY TO INCREASE RATE OF DESCENT. AS HE APCHED TREES, HE APPLIED POWER TO STOP THE DESCENT, BUT COLLIDED WITH THE TOPS OF THE TREES. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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